Tuesday 18 December 2018

SLJ - Top 3 facts about NZ





5 comments:

  1. Hello Katelynn,

    I'm Evelyn and I will be working with the Summer Learning Journey team for 2018-2019 to read and follow amazing blog posts like yours! I am so excited to read what pops into that wonderful brain of yours and hope you have fun on this journey!

    Those are some interesting facts about New Zealand! Please remember to make sure you attribute your photos. Here is a link to help you with that for next time:
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VKjkMGwBrk2YI6Vtmg91OAQljr_T3ZSV6YZtu6MWFNM/edit​

    I've lived here my whole life and had no idea about some of these facts so thank you for telling me more about our country, well done Katelynn! What a unique and special bird we have, don't you think? Do you have friends who are from another country and do they call you a Kiwi? When I go to visit my friends in Australia, Taiwan or South Africa, they call me a Kiwi! They thought it was funny to be calling me a bird but I told them it is a normal nickname here in New Zealand. You are absolutely correct, the official languages of our country is English and Maori but there is one more, do you think you could find out what our third official language is? I actually wish I could learn our third official language but I can only speak English and Mandarin. What languages do you speak or wish to learn?

    Happy blogging,
    Evelyn :D

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    1. Kia Ora Evelyn!

      Thank you for commenting on my blog, I really appreciate it! I think the Kiwi is an amazing bird and we are so privileged to have the Kiwi in our country! I only speak English but this year we had a Mandarin teacher come in and teach us a little about how to speak mandarin. Though if I could I would like to learn to speak maybe some spanish!

      New Zealand's third LANGUAGE!

      After some research I found out that our third official language is New Zealand Sign Language! That is really interesting and cool!

      Thank you again for commenting on my blog and giving me some advice!

      Katelynn

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    2. Hey Katelynn,

      It's a pleasure. I'm loving your enthusiasm for the Summer Learning Journey, keep it up! Spanish is a fantastic choice. Yup, you're spot on, our third official language is New Zealand Sign Language, well done. I also think it's pretty cool!

      Best,
      Evelyn :)

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    3. Hello Evelyn!

      Thank you very much! I had a feeling sign language might be our third official language! What is your favourite language in the whole world?

      He whetu koe! (Your a star!)

      Katelyn

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    4. Hiya Katelynn,

      It's a pretty special official language, isn't it? That's a really good question! A tough one, too. Hmmm, my favourite language would probably be one of the South African languages where they make sounds by clicking their tongue together, it's pretty cool and interesting to hear!

      Thank you for your kind words! I'll catch you next time on your future blog posts :)

      Evelyn

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